Jemma Simmons
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Portrayed by | Elizabeth Henstridge |
Voiced by | Elizabeth Henstridge |
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Full name | Jemma Anne Simmons |
Nickname | FitzSimmons (with Leopold Fitz) |
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Nationality | British[1] |
Jemma Anne Simmons[2] is a fictional character that originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before appearing in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, first appeared in the 2013 pilot episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and has continually been portrayed by Elizabeth Henstridge.
In the series, Simmons is one of
Fictional character biography
New Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Jemma Simmons is brought on to
Joining Hydra
Following their underwater experience, Fitz struggles with technology and hallucinates the presence of Simmons, who left S.H.I.E.L.D. some time earlier because of Fitz's condition.
Stranded on Maveth
In
S.H.I.E.L.D. inner circle
Simmons is shown to now be working in the new but paranoid S.H.I.E.L.D. director
Future and Present
An unknown group seizes Simmons and the other agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and transports them to a space station in the future, except Fitz,
Search for Fitz
Simmons has unsuccessfully been searching for Fitz for a year.
Chronicom War
In
Concept and creation
In November 2012, Elizabeth Henstridge was cast as Jemma Simmons.[38] She described her character as "a biochem expert. She's young and hungry and she's a great woman to play because she's intelligent and focused and curious and she doesn't apologize for it. She's got a wonderful relationship with Fitz. They kind of bounce off each other."[39] After the reveal during the season two premiere that Fitz was just imagining Simmons in the episode, Henstridge explained that the showrunners "tell you what you need to know to act your scenes, but anything after that, you never know."[40] For Simmons' costume design, Foley tried to have her clothes reflect her personality, without "getting too cliché...we mix the hard with the soft—we combine the feminine elements like peter pan collars, silk blouses and florals with the masculine touches like ties".[41] Ava Mireille portrays a younger Simmons.[42]
Characterization
Henstridge talked about the characters of Fitz and Simmons being separated over the course of the series, noting that they have "never been without each other. When you see them without each other, that brings a whole new dynamic just to them as characters in discovering what it's like to have to be independent".
After Simmons is trapped on the planet Maveth for six months, she becomes "profoundly different", with Henstridge describing her as "definitely still her essence—she doesn't just completely change. But she's been through so much. She's hardened. She's had to face things that she never would've imagined, also by herself without Fitz, so she's definitely changed, stronger and kind of damaged."[44] Describing the relationship that Simmons develops with Daniels on the planet, and comparing it to that with Fitz, Henstridge said, "It's very visceral. It's more primal and intense. That just comes from having to survive in a hostile environment, only having each other on the whole planet. The stakes are always so high, so it's more physical than her relationship with Fitz. FitzSimmons is a slow burn that's taken years and years, and they connected over intellect, whereas her and Will, it's an "us against the world" kind of thing."[45] After Daniels dies and Simmons eventually moves on with Fitz, the latter two are shown consummating their relationship after several seasons worth of build up. "We imagine they spend the morning after laughing a lot about what just happened," said Whedon and Tancharoen, "We want their relationship to feel like their friendship did, because all the best relationships are just that. So moving forward, while this change in their friendship would hopefully only deepen their connection, it is bound also to make things a bit more complicated."[46]
Reception
Reviewing the season 1 episode "0-8-4", Eric Goldman of IGN criticized the lack of development for the majority of main characters, specifically Fitz and Simmons as he did with the pilot episode.[47] However, he was more positive while reviewing "FZZT", praising it for finally giving the "well-needed" development of them both.[48] Henstridge was named TVLine's "Performer of the Week" for the week of October 25, 2015, for her performance in "4,722 Hours", particularly for carrying the episode herself.[49]
Other appearances
Live-action
- Jemma Simmons appears in the digital series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot with Elizabeth Henstridge reprising her role.[50]
Animation
- Simmons appeared in the episode "Lizards" in the fourth season of Ultimate Spider-Man reprised by Henstridge.[51][52][53]
Comics
- Simmons appears in Ian Quinn (who has connections to the Clairvoyant and Project: Centipede).[55]
- Simmons first appeared in the mainstream Heimdall. When it was revealed that Heimdall was being possessed by an alien rock, the team remove it and Simmons analyzes it afterwards. While attempting to neutralize a bomb, Simmons is attacked and infected by an unknown material. She comes to the conclusion that she only has one month to live.[57] Henry Hayes / Deathlok finds out about her condition and asks her about it. Simmons reveals that the reason she has not told anyone is because she did not want anyone to pity her.[58] She eventually slips into a coma, revealing her condition to the S.H.I.E.L.D. staff.[59] Hayes and Mockingbird realize that the best way to save her life is to turn her into another Deathlok.[60] The procedure saves her life, but in a disoriented state she begins to attack her fellow agents. Coulson arrives in time to reach out to her humanity and she regains her sanity. She then thanks Hayes for saving her life.[61]
Video games
- Simmons made her Marvel video game debut in Marvel: Future Fight, where she appears as a non-player character. In the game, she acquired degrees in quantum mechanics and systems engineering at a young age. She has worked for Stark Industries for two years before she is kidnapped by Advanced Idea Mechanics.[62] After being rescued by the Avengers, Dr. Simmons will assist the team in analyzing the multiverse. An alternate universe version Jemma Simmons who became a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was added during the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. tie up patch.[63][64]
- Simmons appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers. Simmons, along with 12 other characters, was added in the limited Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DLC pack.[65]
- Simmons appears as a playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy.[66]
See also
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Jocasta: "Here's a report about Dr. Simmons." / Tony Stark, Iron Man: "What's her field of research?" / Jocasta: "She got her PhD degree in quantum mechanics and system engineering at a young age. It seems that she was interested in biochemistry, but left in favor of other pursuits. Stark Industry hired her 2 years ago. After joining the company, she worked on operating a positioning system and scanner in multidimensions..." / Tony Stark, Iron Man: Sounds intriguing." / Steve Rogers, Captain America: Can you explain it in English? / Tony Stark, Iron Man: "Ummmm... Roughly speaking it involves observing and gathering data from other dimensions." / Steve Rogers, Captain America: I don't see how that would be very useful." / Tony Stark, Iron Man: "My thoughts exactly." / Natasha Romanov, Black Widow: "And yet you paid her to continue it?" / Tony Stark, Iron Man: "That's how science work, Natasha. Something that seems useless one day can save lives in the next. What about recovering the data from the Ultron remains we broight back?" / Jocasta: "I've recovered the data about their origin point." / Steve Rogers, Captain America: Great. I am guessing she's still at their main base. Let's move out.
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External links
- Jemma Simmons (Earth-616 version) at Marvel Wiki
- Jemma Simmons on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki, an external wiki
- Jemma Simmons on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki